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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

KVCR, Autism Initiative - AAC & Autism tonight! 6:00

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KVCR, public radio and TV celebrates Autism Awareness Month with an Autism Awareness Initiative of TV and radio programs on autism. Each Tuesday in April,  their director of marketing, Lillian Vasquez, hosts a call-in show with a variety of guests from 6:00-7:00 p.m.  Archived programs are available online at their website, previous guests are listed below. Listen in this evening for a 15-minute segment on autism and AAC presented by Gwendolyn Meier.

Listen in at  91.9 FM in the Inland Empire, call in with your questions at 866 367-5827

On this week's show:
Jose L Fuentes, Ph.D - Clinical Neuropsychologist. Interim Director of Neuropsychology @ Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation.
Gwendolyn Meier, SLP, MT - Speech-Language Pathologist, Music Therapist; Director of Speech & Language at Villa Esperanza Services in Pasadena 
Linda Lemke - Specialized Music Teacher, Blasting Echo
On 3rd week's show:
John Elder Robinson - Author, Raising Cubby. Click here for more information.
Andy and Melissa Areffi - Author, Navigating Autism. Click here for more information
On 2nd week's show:
Brian Herritt - Consultant/Presenter, Autism Risk & Safety Management. Click here for more information.
Beth Burt - Author, Mother of a 20 year old with ASD & President Autism Society Inland Empire.
Eric Ochs - Rock Autism
                                                                                                                                                                                           On 1st week's show:
-Temple Grandin PhD - Author and Professor - University of Colorado. Click here to learn more about the guest.
-Robin Kilcoyne - Queen of Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center - Riverside.
-Kawika Kahiapo - Singer from Hawaii - Click here to listen to his song "Father to Son"

TV Shows on Autism
Apr 2nd:
8:00 PM - Autism: Emerging From The Maze (The research and advancements in Autism treatment at the UC Davis MIND Institute are examined)
9:00 PM - Autism: Coming of Age (An inside look at the lives of three adults with Autism)
Apr 8th:
8:00 PM - Autism - Oh, the Possibilities (Explains early signs of autism, and shares a possible intervention for autism)
9:00 PM - Autism - Making it Work (Explores the growing needs of adoloscents and young adults with autism)
DVD's
To order DVDs on the subject of Autism produced by KVCR, Click Here.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AUTISM PANEL DISCUSSION: In Our Voice: Panel of Adults with Autism who tell their story.
Open to the public
Venue: San Bernardino Valley College Library in the Viewing Room
To help promote understanding and acceptance - hear a panel of adults on the spectrum talk about what it feels like to have autism, and how they overcome the challenges it presents. There will be a time for questions and answers.
For more details, click here for Autism Society Inland Empire website 

This evening, Tuesday 4/23, Gwendolyn Meier will be on KVCR 91.9's Autism Awareness Initiative public radio program for a 15 minute segment on autism and AAC. This is a live call in show hosted by their director of marketing, Lillian Vasquez, that runs from 6:00-7:00 every Tuesday in the month of April. Archived programs are available online at their website (nevermind the typos)

http://kvcr.org/Initiatives/Autism_Initiative

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